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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

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Woman's Dress, Native-tanned leather, glass beads, Sioux (Teton)
Woman's Dress
Sioux (Teton)
ca. 1880
Lidded Trunk, Ada Vilcon Thomas Native American, Dyed rivercane
Lidded Trunk
Ada Vilcon Thomas
1987
Black-on-Black Jar, Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Clay and slip, San Ildefonso, Native American
Black-on-Black Jar
Maria Martínez
Julián Martínez
1919–20
Mask, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, iron nails, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American
Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870
Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870
War club, Wood, pigment and nail, Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
War club
Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1750
Polacca polychrome water jar, Nampeyo Native American, Clay and pigment, Hopi-Tewa, Native American
Polacca polychrome water jar
Nampeyo
ca. 1895–1900
Cradleboard, Tanned leather, rawhide, wood, pigment, glass beads, wool cloth, cotton cloth, brass tacks, and brass link chain, Kiowa, Native American
Cradleboard
Kiowa, Native American
ca. 1875
Portrait figure, Wood and pigment, Haida, Native American
Portrait figure
Haida, Native American
ca. 1840
Tipi bag, Tanned leather, glass beads, metal cones, horsehair, and dye, Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Tipi bag
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1890
Quirt handle, Elk antler and pigment, Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American
Quirt handle
Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American
ca. 1860
Ladle, Wood and pigment, Chinook, Native American
Ladle
Chinook, Native American
ca. 1850
Raven rattle, Albert Edward Edenshaw Haida, Wood, pigment, glass beads and vegetal fiber, Haida, Native American
Raven rattle
Albert Edward Edenshaw
ca. 1850
Snow goggles, Walrus ivory, Thule, Native American
Snow goggles
Thule, Native American
ca. 800–1200
Handle fragment (?), Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea II, Native American
Handle fragment (?)
Old Bering Sea II, Native American
100–300 CE
Bowl, Maple, Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
Bowl
Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
ca. 1800
Harpoon counterweight, Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea III, Native American
Harpoon counterweight
Old Bering Sea III, Native American
300–500 CE
Comb, Moose antler, Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American
Comb
Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American
ca. 1680
War club, Wood and pigment, Pawnee, Native American
War club
Pawnee, Native American
ca. 1800
Socorro black-on-white storage jar, Clay and pigment, Ancestral Pueblo, Native American
Socorro black-on-white storage jar
Ancestral Pueblo, Native American
ca. 1050–1100
Headdress frontlet, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and nails, Tsimshian , Native American
Headdress frontlet
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40
Bowl, Wood, Tsimshian, Native American
Bowl
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1780–1810
Sash, wool yarn and glass beads, Wendat/ Huron, Native American
Sash
Wendat/ Huron, Native American
ca. 1830
Dance object, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American
Dance object
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Dress, Tanned leather and glass beads, Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Dress
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1870
Vision of Oh Kho Wah, Helen Hardin, Acrylic on paperboard, Tewa, Native American
Vision of Oh Kho Wah
Helen Hardin
1981
Mask, Wood, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Yup'ik, Native American
Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900
Maskette, Wood, copper, shell, and pigment, Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American
Maskette
Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1830
Basket bowl, Louisa Keyser Washoe, Willow and redbud shoots, bracken root, and dye, Washoe, Native American
Basket bowl
Louisa Keyser
1907
Pendant with figure, Bone and pigment, Ancestral Columbia River, Native American
Pendant with figure
Ancestral Columbia River, Native American
3rd–13th century
Bowl, Wood, shell, and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
Bowl
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1750–1800
Bowl, Alder, Haida, Native American
Bowl
Haida, Native American
ca. 1800–40
Bowl, Wood, Wendat/ Huron, Native American
Bowl
Wendat/ Huron, Native American
ca. 1700
Blanket strip, Tanned leather and glass beads, Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American
Blanket strip
Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1830
Dagger , Wood, steel, and vegetal fiber, Tlingit, Native American
Dagger
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1840
Toggle, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American
Toggle
Okvik, Native American
100 BCE–200 CE
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure), Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, tanned leather, and metal, Hopi, Native American
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
Hopi, Native American
ca. 1900
Guardian figure staff, Conifer wood, deer hooves, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
Guardian figure staff
Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
ca. 1820–50
Comb, Wood, Tlingit, Native American
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1850–80
Transformational figure, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American
Transformational figure
Okvik, Native American
ca. 200 BCE–100 CE
War club, Whalebone, Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
War club
Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
ca.1820–40
Powhoge polychrome storage jar, Clay and pigment, Tewa, Native American
Powhoge polychrome storage jar
Tewa, Native American
ca. 1790
Amulet, Antler and abalone shell, Tlingit, Native American
Amulet
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840–70
Beaded Bag, Tanned leather, cordage, glass beads, brass beads, and commercial brass buttons, Wasco, Native American
Beaded Bag
Wasco, Native American
ca. 1860
Rattle, Copper, wood, tanned leather, abalone shell, and horn, Tlingit, Native American
Rattle
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1890
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk ribbon, James Bay Cree, Native American
Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1840
Life after death, Elias Not Afraid, Beadwork on hide, Apsáalooke (Crow)
Life after death
Elias Not Afraid
2022
Shirt
Seminole, Native American
ca. 1910
Basket with Lid
Ada Vilcon Thomas
1989
Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel Pomo, Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American
Gift basket
Belle Hidreth Varriel
ca. 1910
Double-lobed polychrome canteen, Clay and pigment, Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American
Double-lobed polychrome canteen
Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American
ca. 1860
Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse , Short Bull Og La La Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Watercolor and ink on paper, Oglala Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse
Short Bull
ca. 1890
Pot
Peter B. Jones
2021
Women's Acoma Cape or Dress, Handspun undyed and indigo-dyed Churro fleece and cochineal-dyed raveled bayeta, Acoma, Native American
Women's Acoma Cape or Dress
Acoma, Native American
ca. 1850
Asahqaha (Acorn)
Theresa Secord
2024
Nokomis and Nanaboozhoo
Rabbett Before Horses Strickland
2024
Radiance
Jeremy Frey
2024
Exploration
Jeremy Frey
2023
Atlatl, Wood and walrus ivory, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
On loan to The Met
Atlatl
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1750–80
Soul catcher, Bone, abalone shell, and tanned leather, Tsimshian, Native American
On loan to The Met
Soul catcher
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1840–60
Gift basket, Mary Mono Wappo or Coast Miwok, Sedge and dyed bulrush root, clamshell beads, glass beads, and quail topknot feathers, Wappo or Coast Miwok, Native American
On loan to The Met
Gift basket
Mary Mono
ca. 1890
Parka, Edna Oktokiyuk Yupik, Marine mammal intestine, auklet beaks and feathers, tanned leather, and seal fur, Yupik, Native American
On loan to The Met
Parka
Edna Oktokiyuk
Annie Oktokiyuk
ca. 1910
Comb, Mountain sheep horn, Tlingit, Native American
On loan to The Met
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, silk ribbon, and glass beads, Ojibwa, Native American
On loan to The Met
Woman's hood
Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1860
Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk thread, James Bay Cree, Native American
On loan to The Met
Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1865
Comb, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
On loan to The Met
Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860
Clapper, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and copper wire, Tsimshian, Native American
On loan to The Met
Clapper
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1830–60
Bowl, Bighorn sheep horn and nails, Wasco or Wishram, Native American
On loan to The Met
Bowl
Wasco or Wishram, Native American
ca. 1840
Mask, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American
On loan to The Met
Mask
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860
Basket bowl, Carrie Bethel Mono Lake Paiute, Willow shoots, sedge root, redbud shoots, and dyed bracken root, Mono Lake Paiute, Native American
On loan to The Met
Basket bowl
Carrie Bethel
1929
Mask, Wood, vegetable fiber and pigment, Chugach, Native American
On loan to The Met
Mask
Chugach, Native American
1860
Pair of parfleche envelopes, Rawhide, pigment, and tanned leather, Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American
On loan to The Met
Pair of parfleche envelopes
Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American
ca. 1890
Cradleboard, Lakota/Teton Sioux artist, Wood, rawhide, glass beads, native-tanned leather, muslin, brass tacks, Lakota/Teton Sioux
On loan to The Met
Cradleboard
Lakota/Teton Sioux artist
ca. 1890
On loan to The Met
Belt cup
Woodlands: Anishnaabe, Ottawa or Ojibwa
c. 1820
Shot pouch, Unrecorded Cree or Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Artist First Nations, Hide, porcupine quills, animal hair, and natural pigment and dyes, Anishinaabe, Ojibwe or Cree, Native American
On loan to The Met
Shot pouch
Unrecorded Cree or Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Artist
c. 1820
On loan to The Met
Headdress
Eastern Woodlands or Great Lakes, Native American
ca. 1800
Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat), Hide, cloth, glass beads, cotton tread, Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American
On loan to The Met
Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat)
Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American
ca. 1840
Beaded Valise, Nellie Two Bear Gates, Mahpiya Bogawin, Gathering of Clouds Woman Native American, Commercial and native-tanned leather, glass beads, metal, Dakota
On loan to The Met
Beaded Valise
Nellie Two Bear Gates, Mahpiya Bogawin, Gathering of Clouds Woman
1903
On loan to The Met
Basket
Tlingit
On loan to The Met
One Shoulder Raven Fringe Dress
Dorothy Grant
2017
On loan to The Met
Human Transformation Furfelt hat
Dorothy Grant
1989
On loan to The Met
Shark Button Robe
Dorothy Grant
2007
On loan to The Met
Mi'kmaq
ca. 1850
On loan to The Met
Ojibwe Box
Ojibwe
ca. 1830
On loan to The Met
Tlingit
ca. 1900
On loan to The Met
Wasco, Native American
ca. 1900–1920
First-phase chief's blanket, Handspun undyed and indigo-dyed Churro fleece and raveled lac-dyed bayeta, Diné/ Navajo, Native American
On loan to The Met
First-phase chief's blanket
Diné/ Navajo, Native American
ca. 1840
Chief's blanket, Unidentified Navajo Artist, Wool, Diné/Navajo
Chief's blanket
Unidentified
ca. 1865